On this date in 1897, the man who served as the advisor to six presidents was born in Winder, GA. Richard B. Russell, a UGA grad and former Governor of the Peach State, was first elected to the legislature at age 23. He later became a U.S. Senator and championed the school lunch program. His
Maggie Lee and her GaPolBot have reported the news that Tricia Pridemore has filed paperwork for the position of Georgia Public Service Commissioner for District 5, which is currently held by Stan Wise. It was previously reported by the AJC and the Marietta Daily Journal that Stan Wise will be resigning from the seat in February
A press release from Sen. Johnny Isakson’s office: U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., praised former Georgia U.S. Representative Leon A. “Lynn” Westmoreland during his introduction at a Senate hearing to consider Westmoreland’s nomination by President Trump to serve as a member of the Amtrak board of directors. In his remarks Tuesday at the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Ed’s stomach hurts from all the candy he ate last night, so I’m filling in. I make no apologies for the title. State Amazon announced 500 new jobs in Georgia. Meet the Baptist church that welcomed LGBT Georgians. Georgia DOT apologized for dumping dead deer. Watch the Georgia Dome’s demolishion on a live feed. UGA, we
